MYSIA. Kyzikos. EL Stater (Circa 550-450 BC).

Obv: Youthful male figure, holding Corinthian helmet in right hand, sword in left, kneeling left on tunny left.

Rev: Quadriartite incuse square.

Von Fritze I 114.

Nomisma VII 48; Boston MFA 1421 = Warren 1560; SNG BN 186.

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 15.99 g.

Diameter: 20 mm.

MYSIA. Kyzikos. EL Stater (Circa 450-330 BC).

Obv: Half-length figure of Athena half-left, head left, wearing Attic helmet, holding aphlaston in raised right hand; below, tunny left.

Rev: Quadriartite incuse square.

Von Fritze I 152.

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 16.00 g.

Diameter: 18 mm.

PERSIA. Alexandrine Empire. Time of Stamenes to Seleukos (Satraps of Babylon, circa 328-311 BC). GOLD Double Daric. Babylon.

Obv: Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, holding bow and spear; monogram to left and right.

Rev: Wavy patterned incuse punch.

Nicolet-Pierre – (unlisted controls).

Highly attractive and extremely rare.

Condition: Choice extremely fine, lustrous.

Weight: 16.71 g.

Diameter: 18 mm.

NERO (54-68). Dupondius. Lugdunum.

Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P.
Laureate head left, with small globus at point of neck.

Rev: MAC AVG / S C.

Façade of the Macellum Magnum: statue facing on base within cylindrical tetrastyle entrance set on tiered base, upper tristyle story surmounted by ornate conical dome; two-story tristyle porch on either side.

RIC² 400.

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 15.87 g.

Diameter: 31 mm.

LYDIA. Sardis. Caracalla (198-217). Ae. Annios Roufos, strategos for the third time.

Obv: AVT K M AVP CЄ ANTΩNЄINOC.
Laureate head right.

Rev: ЄΠI AN POVΦOV APX A TO Γ / CAPΔIANΩN B / NЄΩKOPΩN .

Mountain god Tmolus reclining left on rocks, holding agonistic wreath and patera; pedum leaning at his side; vines to left and right.

Leu 2, lot 176 (which realized a hammer of ChF 1,000); Hauck & Aufhäuser 17, lot 437.

Extremely rare

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 14.64g.

Diameter: 30 mm.

LUCIUS VERUS (161-169). GOLD Aureus. Rome.

Obv: L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS.

Rev: Lucius Verus seated left on platform, between officer and soldier; before him on the ground below, Armenian king Sohaemus standing left, raising hand to accept crown.

RIC 512 (Aurelius); Calicó 2154.

Ex Roma 7 (22 March 2014), lot 1075; Numismatica Ars Classica „R“ (17 May 2007), lot 1553.

RIC 512 (Aurelius); Calicó 2154.

Condition: Extremely fine, a few light marks..

Weight: 7.38g.

Diameter: 18 mm.

LUCIUS VERUS (161-169). Sestertius. Rome.

Obv: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS.
Laureate head right.

Rev: TR P IIII IMP II COS II / S – C.
Mars advancing right, holding trophy and spear.

RIC 1379 (Aurelius).

Condition: Near extremely fine.

Weight: 29.37g.

Diameter: 32 mm.

LUCILLA (Augusta, 164-182). Sestertius. Rome.

Obv:LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F.
Draped bust right.

Rev:IVNONI LVCINAE / S C.
Juno seated left on throne, with feet set upon footstool, holding flower and infant in swaddling clothes.

RIC 1747 (Aurelius).

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 24.89g.

Diameter: 30 mm.

COMMODUS (177-192). Sestertius. Rome.

Obv: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS.

Rev: P M TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P / S – C.
The Farnese Hercules: statue of Hercules right, with hand upon hip and leaning upon club draped with lion skin.

RIC 399a.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 26.97 g.

Diameter: 31 mm.

MAXIMIANUS HERCULIUS (First reign, 286-305). GOLD Aureus. Rome.

Obv: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P AVG.
Laureate and cuirassed bust right.

Rev: IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG.

Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
RIC 492-3 var. (obv. legend); Calicó 4689 var. (same).

RIC 399a.

Condition: Near extremely fine.

Weight: 5.37 g.

Diameter: 18 mm.

BASIL II BULGAROKTONOS with CONSTANTINE VIII (976-1025). GOLD Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople.

Obv: + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM.
Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.

Rev: + ЬASIL C COҺSTAҺTI Ь R.

Crowned facing busts of Basil and Constantine, holding between them a long cross.

Sear 1800.

Condition: Near extremely fine, a few light marks.

Weight: 4.42 g.

Diameter: 24 mm.

CRUSADERS. Chios. Maona Society (Circa 1347-1533). GOLD Ducat. Imitating Venice issue of Andrea Dandulo. Uncertain mint.

Obv: ANDRЄ DANDALO / DVX / S M VЄNЄTI.
St. Mark standing right, presenting staff with banner to Doge kneeling left.

Rev: SIT T XPЄ DAT Q TV RЄGS ISTЄ DVCAT.

Christ the Redeemer standing facing within mandorla of nine stars.

Cf. Lunardi CS6; cf. CNG E-406, lot 842.

Condition: Mint State, some light obverse doubling.

Weight: 3.52 g..

Diameter: 20 mm.